The art of appreciating bad art
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Art, like any creative endeavour, does not exist in a vacuum. There is always a context and meaning behind what it represents. However, sometimes it’s important to forget all that and just have fun....
There is solidarity in poverty at university
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The experiences I’ve carried with me from a life in and out of various states of poverty were ones I frequently felt alienated by.
I was fortunate enough growing up to have created a support...
Suspended nursing student’s motion ruled out of order at UMSU meeting
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A motion to release a statement concerning students’ right to freedom of expression and their right to use the advocacy services allotted to them was a heavily debated topic at the UMSU Board of...
The science behind gossip
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According to researchers at the University of California Riverside, the average person spends 52 minutes each day gossiping. At the U of M’s communication and development lab, researchers are uncovering gossip’s many important functions.
Melanie...
How BookTube influences reading choices
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Every new year, I set a reading goal for myself and spend the rest of the year trying to live up to January Lakshmi’s expectations. As a regular BookTube and Bookstagram consumer, my choices...
Video game workers need to further unionize in 2024
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2023 was great for gamers. An incredible amount of fantastic new video games were released, like Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and far too many more to list....
Reflections on Israel-Palestine, teaching and the suspension of Arij Al Khafagi
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Over the past decade at the U of M, I’ve taught a course called “Sometimes Pus, Sometimes Poetry: Cinema and Israel/Palestine” several times. The first part of the title borrows a line from the...
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